William Henry Widdifield
ID # 7802, (1837-1914)
| Father | William Widdifield (1785-1872) |
| Mother | Anna Willson (1799-1882) |
| Birth | William Henry Widdifield was born on 24 November 1837 at Whitchurch Twp. |
| Marriage | He married Ellen S. Hilborn on 10 July 1859 at Ontario County. MS248 reel 11, Vol. 45, page 59 Ontario County Marriage Register Extracted from a list of marriages solemnized by Jesse Tatton (or Tutton, or Satton, or Sutton) for the year ending 31 December, 1859. William H. Widdifield, 21, born Whitchurch, residing Uxbridge. Parents William and Anna Widdifield. Ellen S. Hilborn, 18, born and residing Uxbridge. Parents George and Sarah Hilborn. The names of the witnesses are difficult to decipher. It may be that the registration clerk had difficuty with the handwriting of the reporting clergyman. An instinctive and totally unresearched impression is that the witnesses were Edward and Elizabeth Hambledon. On July 10, 1859. |
| Death | He died on 14 April 1914 at Whitchurch Twp., York County, at age 76. |
| Burial | He was buried at Pine Orchard Friends Cemetery, Whitchurch Twp., York Co.. |
| Note | Death reg. 036179-14 Whitchurch Twp., York Co. William Henry Widdifield died Apr 14, 1914, age 76 yrs., 4 mos., 21 dys. Place of birth Whitchurch, place of death Whitchurch. Blacksmith, married. Parents William Widdifield and Anna Wilson. Physician W. G. Hutt of Newmarket. Informant Mrs. W. H. Widdifield of Pleasantville. Pleasantville had a post office from 1908 to 1931. Technically, it does show up on a modern map, but it's entirely a rural area. Some rural post offices were actually located in farm houses. When Mrs. W. H. Widdifield (Ellen) gave her address as Pleasantville, it was likely actually her postal address. Pleasantville, to the extent a community as such ever existed, is on the eastern outskirts of Newmarket. Pine Orchard, where William and Ellen are buried, is only a little east of Pleasantville. |
| Last Edited | 19 Feb 2020 |